As much as I like the renderings for the skyscraper, does it bother anyone else that the large crown is what's going to make it the tallest in Cincinnati? Call it personal bias, but if Cincy's going to have a new tallest, it would be nice for the high-rise to actually have more than 50 floors.

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As much as I like the renderings for the skyscraper, does it bother anyone else that the large crown is what's going to make it the tallest in Cincinnati? Call it personal bias, but if Cincy's going to have a new tallest, it would be nice for the high-rise to actually have more than 50 floors.

I hear ya. But with the way things have been for most mid-western cities....any new skyscrapers is nice to get.

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Queen City Square, an exceptionally designed premier office development with 37 stories and more than 800,000 square feet, will tower at the forefront of the downtown business district skyline. With its signature, tiara-shaped top, Queen City Square will create one of Cincinnati's most prestigious and boldest landmarks. Its highly orchestrated design blends elegance with technological and functional innovation to create a prestigious corporate environment, shaped from the inside out, to meet the needs of modern day businesses. No other downtown Cincinnati office building is better designed to meet a company's needs for flexibility, efficiency, advanced technology and distinction.

Here is the latest write-up:

Queen City Square303 BroadwayCincinnati (CBD), OH

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Now under construction!! 200,000 sf in new downtown "Class A" building. Late 2005 completion. Great presence. Outstanding view, overlooking river and new Reds ballpark. On-site 650 car garage. Contact Loren DeFilippo at 513-361-7732 for more information.

The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority Thursday approved $45 million in bonds to build downtown's first new office tower in more than a decade.

Port-issued bonds will cover the bulk of development costs for Eagle Realty Group's $62.5 million Queen City Square project. Eight office floors and a 688-space parking garage are planned at the northwest corner of Third Street and Broadway.

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I took a couple there too, but deleted them when I got home because there just isn't much to see yet. The Kroger garage project at Vine and Central Pkwy. is further along than Queen City Square at this point.

Nice pic Rich. Looks like everything is coming along quite well. As for the phase 2, I'm sure we are going to see a dramatic redesign of the main tower as opposed to the old rendering. The first phase's facade or design is nothing like the old one. I think they have something in mind at HOK. Wonder when someone is going to leak it out?

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yess. i hope it will. I hope the hieght will stay close to 700 feet though

I'm hoping for around 900ft myself!

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Which one of you downtowners can i sucker into acting like a webcam (yes i did see the most recent photo) for someone unavoidably detained trying to complete their second rate education? I would come check it out myself but Knoxville is a bit of a drive.

The folks at wcpo seem to think people are more interested in their new "building"

Well...after much deliberation, I decided to write to HOK in a pthetic attempt to get some info about QCS. This is what I wrote and the response I got back...obviously, they don't want to release anything about it. Strange considering everyone has already seen the original renderings. Do they have something sweet planned for us? Only time will tell.

The information that is on skyscarperpage.com is accurately portrayed as can be released. The information about this project is confidential and HOK is not a liberty to release any information regarding this project without the owners prior approval.

I was wondering if you had any information regarding Queen City Square in Cincinnati, OH located at 303 Broadway? This project is currently under construction and was designed by your firm. I was wondering if you have any technical data concerning thi project, specifically, I would really like to know the height for my illustration of Queen City Square that can be found at Skyscraperpage.com. http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7314. I'm sure as you can see, it is greatly in need of being updated and I'm sure that the dimensions for the building are not entirely accurate.

Additionally, do you have any updated renderings of the phase 2 portion of Queen City Square which is to include the 37 story high-rise portion? Any information is helpful and would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Sincerely,Ronnie Garrett

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Interesting to see the responses of architects to inquiries like yours. RTKL send me pdfs of Cleveland's Bank One Center and the Wyndham Hotel, Cesar Pelli emailed a bunch of text info... the local architecture firms? Zilch. Not even a courtesy reply.

And if QCS is over 900 ft., I'll personally lop off that silly 'tiara' and knock it down to size!